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The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny

The Great Book of Amber

The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10

Roger Zelazny

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · March 30, 2010

“A storyteller without peer.

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Who it’s for
A complete run of Amber stories, with enough scale and polish to reward a careful read.
Genres
Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy Anthologies
Published
HarperCollins, March 30, 2010

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About this book

“A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen.” —George R.R. Martin One of the most revered names in sf and fantasy, the incomparable Roger Zelazny was honored with numerous prizes—including six Hugo and three Nebula Awards—over the course of his legendary career. Among his more than fifty books, arguably Zelazny’s most popular literary creations were his extraordinary Amber novels.

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The Great Book of Amber is a collection of the complete Amber chronicles—featuring volumes one through ten—a treasure trove of the ingenious imagination and phenomenal storytelling that inspired a generation of fantasists, from Neil Gaiman to George R.R. Martin. Includes: Nine Princes in Amber The Guns of Avalon Sign of the Unicorn The Hand of Oberon The Courts of Chaos Trumps of Doom Blood of Amber Sign of Chaos Knights of Shadows Prince of Chaos

Amber, Collected

A complete run of Amber stories, with enough scale and polish to reward a careful read.

Come here for

  • Collected Amber chronicles
  • Layered, literary fantasy

Expect

  • Epic-fantasy sweep
  • Military-fantasy edge

Where it sits

Epic Fantasy86%
Urban Fantasy42%
Fantasy Anthologies23%

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Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Epic Fantasy
  • Fantasy Anthologies
  • Urban Fantasy
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  • Literary Fiction
  • Sci-Fi Short Stories
  • Cyberpunk
  • Short Stories (Single Author)
Authors
Roger Zelazny
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
March 30, 2010
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
The Classics